Improvement in bag-holders



J. L. FRIEDRIEOH.

Bag-Holder.

V Patented Aug. 27', 1878;

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' NPETEHS. PHOTO-UTHOGRIFHER. WASHINGTON. D O.

UNITED STATES PATENT? G FIGE.

JACOB L. FRIEDRIEOH, OF VEST BRANCH, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN BAG-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 207,412, dated August 27, 1378; application filed June 14, 1878.

' out in the claim.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved bag-holder, partially in section, and with a bag attached; and Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

a represents a hopper of wood or metal. This, however, may be the end of a spout, to which the devices shown and described may be applied equally as well.

I) is a rod or standard supporting the hopper a by a slide, 0, affixed to the hopper a, and capable of moving vertically upon the rod 1), and held at any desired point by a springcatch, (1.

e e are the hopper ends, hinged or pivoted at the upper edge to the sides f of the hopper, as seen at r; and g g are wings or side pieces forming part of the ends 6, and setting against the sides f at each side, to close the opening between the sides and ends.

h is a rod or shaft, fitted loosely across the center of the hopper a, andprojecting at each side. The projecting ends of this rod h have a double crank or arms, 2', fixed rigidly upon the rod h. V

k k are links from the crank or arms 2', connected to the wings g g at each side by pins 1 l passing through elongated slots in the sides m is a handle or lever secured to the shaft h, and held at any desired point by a notched segment, a, on the side f of the hopper.

0 0 are teeth upon the bottom edge of hopper ends 6, at the outside.

When it is desired to attach a bag to the hopper the lever on is raised to draw the ends 6 e inwardly far enough to allow the open end of the bag 10 to be placed loosely over the bottom of the hopper a. The lever m is then depressed, which has the effect, by the action of the crank-arms i and links k, to spread the ends e e of the hopper outwardly and cause the teeth 0 to take hold of the bag, and this motion is continued until the bag is stretched tightly upon the hopper, when the handle at maybe caught in one of the notches in the segment a to hold the handle in position. The hopper a can now be adjusted upon the rod b to the proper height for the bag. The reverse action of the lever draws the hopperends 6 toward each other and allows the bag to drop ofi the teeth 0.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent V The hopper a, having the toothed ends 0 pivoted to the slotted sides f, and provided with wings g, in combination with the loose projecting rod h, having arms 2', the links 7c 7:,

having the pins 1 l, and the lever m, as and for the purpose specified.

JACOB L. FRIEDRIEOH.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN MoRIsoN, O. F. HENRYWELL. 

